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Subrat SaurabhAuthor of Kuch Woh Pal
Did you know that Kolkata has the country’s largest library? The city gave India its first printing press. The first foreign-recognised educational institution was also in Kolkata. The first lift (a squirrel cage one) was inaugurated in the city of joy. A large number of Nobel-nominated people and institutions are also from Kolkata.
It’s not just the Oriental connection which people link with Kolkata, it has stories of many religions, cultures, stalwarts, freedom struggle, education, architecture, nationalism, literature, sports, science, revolts and languages. This has attracted many, insiders as well as outsiders, to the city.
As an outsider to the city, the history bug caught the author as soon as he landed in Kolkata. The weekend habit of discovering the city has resulted in this novel where the author cherry-picks 21 places in and around Kolkata. He expects incremental awareness and eagerness towards these facets of history in particular and a sense of respect for all-historical elements of this great city in general.
Sukhamaya Swain
Swain believes in simple living and high thinking. He has a penchant for knowing something new, jumps into many things from neutrons, netas, Neanderthals, NIMs, numbers, nightingales, nubbins, numismatics to nature, chronicler of anything historical, avid reader, occasional writer, connoisseur of food, amateur photographer, sketches abstracts & silhouettes, Facebook addict, blogger, stoic and philosopher at heart.
At the core he is an Engineer from VSSUT - Burla, MBA from XIM – Bhubaneswar and holds a Ph.D. from FM University. Hailing from Rourkela, he has trotted the two metros and two other cities in his working stint of 16 years. He resides in Mumbai with his wife Smita and two sons: Sambhab, the possibility and Samyak, enough of possibility.
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